Boy airlifted to Miami after shark bite off Key Largo coast

By Grace Bellinghausen

Boy airlifted to Miami after shark bite off Key Largo coast

KEY LARGO, Fla. (CBS12) -- A boy was reportedly bitten by a shark on Monday off the coast of Key Largo.

According to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office (MCSO), the bite happened around 3:24 p.m. on the Atlantic Ocean side.

Deputies say Trauma Star airlifted the boy to Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami for treatment.

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The last reported shark attack in Monroe County happened in July of 2024, when a spearfisher was bitten by a shark off the nearby coast of Key West.

The U.S. Coast Guard and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission were notified of the incident.

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